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Nahhh, I open my ears and listen to the glory :D

Then when they hand me the dyno printout, I squint my eyes and ask where the hell the power is glare.gif

Give then more money they give you more power!!! I'm going to throw my car on the dyno just to get a power run and suss out my afr's. I got DVS JEZ to tune my car but a while ago it pinged it's ass off on high boost so I pulled timing out from everywhere lol. Still feels the same but no ping.

As a side note question then. (have no fear i will read more before jumping in) but the dyno? I . . . well hows it work? does it require a piggy back unit or new ecu to be worth the tuning or to be able to be tuned? or once again should i get my head down and search for it properly :P

As a side note question then. (have no fear i will read more before jumping in) but the dyno? I . . . well hows it work? does it require a piggy back unit or new ecu to be worth the tuning or to be able to be tuned? or once again should i get my head down and search for it properly :P

Yes your car is untunable. Read up "which ecu for my car?" have a look at the Nistune website (why do I need a Z32ecu?) and PFC v Link/Vipec

Try and get a drive (or at least a ride) in some modified cars to see just what power level you really want. You might be able to avoid the mistakes made by people like me who buy stuff and then have to sell it and buy more stuff because their goals change!

But as said above with decent supension/tyre/brake upgrades you can actually drive faster with the same power.

Sorry still learning . . whats PFC?

Sorry, should have explained better. It's an aftermarket ecu produced my apexi (as stated above). Its an older type ecu, without things like individual cylinder tuning, but..

It is tried and proven to be a top performing ecu. Almost everyone can tune it, and it can basically handle anything thrown at it. Its only real limitations are those from the afm's that are used.. But there are ways around it :)

But wait.. There's more! :D

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/64201-faq-apexi-powerfc-frequently-asked-questions/

Have a read through the FAQ and the external link that is in there, great stuff :)

Have a read through the FAQ and the external link that is in there, great stuff :)

That external link is perfect! everything I could of needed to know, i like it. Ha well youve sold me but guy I am ive decided to run low on funds . . . just so i cant go out and buy things i wont need . . . . But ill keep it in mind for when money comes around my way. You wouldnt happen to know rough NZ pricing though? or do you think just exchange rate would give me a good enough estimate?

Yer I had a wee search around and theyre now producing the FC datalogic, Which seems to be the upgraded version of the controller? Ill keep it up on the list of things to search for when cash is available. With personal experience would you recomend this as a starting mod as apposed to after a few mods first?

Yer I had a wee search around and theyre now producing the FC datalogic, Which seems to be the upgraded version of the controller? Ill keep it up on the list of things to search for when cash is available. With personal experience would you recomend this as a starting mod as apposed to after a few mods first?

Having an ecu first will allow you to get better gains from any modifications you do afterwards :)

That external link is perfect! everything I could of needed to know, i like it. Ha well youve sold me but guy I am ive decided to run low on funds . . . just so i cant go out and buy things i wont need . . . . But ill keep it in mind for when money comes around my way. You wouldnt happen to know rough NZ pricing though? or do you think just exchange rate would give me a good enough estimate?

Datalogic is tuning and data logging software so an add on to the PFC.

Here is a PFC http://www.trademe.c...n-449954201.htm

but there is no reason why you can't buy a second hand one from Aus. If you are in NZ I would suggest your main options are

(cheapest) Z32 ecu with Nistune

post #123 http://www.skylinesd...?t=64289&page=5

or also cheap: megasquirt but you really need to be a computer geek to run one of these although this guy will set them up for you:

http://www.trademe.c...n-451169362.htm

Power FC

Link

HKS F-Con (good support in Auckland and Wellington).

You can see from my sig that I have a G4 Link which is made in ChCh and still developed and supported by the factory. Purchase, installation and tuning came to about $3500.

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